POOL THREE: Trevor Brennan was among the try-scorers for Toulouse last night in their 43-17 victory over Glasgow.

Hugh Campbell's troops had needed to pull off the biggest European Cup upset of all time to have any chance of squeezing into the knockout stages.

However, despite a spirited performance, they were simply blown away at Stade Ernest Wallon as the Frenchmen ran in four first-half tries in machine-gun fashion.

Brennan's try came in the 19th minute when the former Ireland forward was driven over following two penalty lineouts.

POOL SIX: French champions Stade Francais took another decisive step towards the European Cup quarter-finals as they compounded Welsh misery in this season's tournament.

Cardiff's emphatic defeat was the fifth successive reversal for a Welsh regional team following a four-game European whitewash last weekend.

And it effectively destroyed their hopes of progressing from Pool Six, leaving them a distant eight points behind group leaders Stade - and three behind Ulster, who have a game in hand.

Cardiff's lineout was an embarrassment throughout the contest - they lost 10 on their own throw before half-time - and Stade Français predictably prospered.

Pressure is now bound to increase on Cardiff's beleaguered head coach David Young, and a chorus of boos at the final whistle summed up the frustration among a 7,000-strong Arms Park crowd.

Stade will now prepare for back-to-back appointments with Ulster when rounds three and four of the European Cup convene in early December, but Cardiff face difficult games against Gloucester, by which time it remains to be seen whether Young will still be in his job.

POOL TWO: Treviso ran in five tries to record a 34-0 victory at Bourgoin last night.